Cannot read wrd.tmp File

A user's system crashed in the middle of creating a new Word Document. the ~wrd.tmp file is there, but when I open it it's all scrambled symbols with no text. Is there anything I can do with this to recover it?

1. On the File menu, click Open.
2. In the File of type list, click All Files *.*.
3. In the Open dialog box, select your document.
4. Point to the arrow on the Open button, and then click Open and Repair. (There's a black arrow that opens a drop-down list)

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